| Alzheimer's disease |
A specific disease associated with the breakdown of nervous tissue in the brain, giving rise to a dementia in the patient. This seems to be one of the most common conditions of older people in the Western world.
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| Alzheimer's disease |
A progressive disease of the brain that is characterized by impairment of memory and a disturbance in at least one other thinking function (for example, language or perception of reality).
Ãâó: www.memorydisorder.org/glossaryterms.htm
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| Alzheimer's disease |
A progressive, irreversible disease, most prevalent in late life, characterized by deterioration of the brain cells and leading to impaired mental functioning.
Ãâó: www.snowdenmentalhealth.com/glossary.mgi
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| Alzheimer c.’s |
1. giant astrocytes with large, prominent nuclei found in the brain in hepatolenticular degeneration and hepatic coma. 2. degenerated astrocytes.
Ãâó: www.mercksource.com/pp/us/cns/cns_health_library.j...
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| Alzheimer s. |
a methylene blue and eosin polychrome stain for demonstrating Negri bodies.
Ãâó: www.mercksource.com/pp/us/cns/cns_health_library.j...
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